GRE Word List
OBSTREPEROUS
boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable
The meaning of the word obstreperous is boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| menace | threat; V: threaten |
| torso | trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk |
| platitude | trite remark; commonplace statement; ADJ. platitudinous |
| rationalize | make rational; devise false reasons for (one's behavior); offer an excuse; give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true, less admirable ones; N. rationalization |
| expansive | (of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size |
| harbinger | forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come) |
| hoax | trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V. |
| panegyric | formal praise; encomium; Ex. I don't deserve such panegyrics. |
| decrepit | weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. decrepit old chair/man |
| devise | think up; invent; plan; bequeath; N: bequest |
